The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-22

VI COUISo tuGy UeVer COutu 04peCG u Se6
him again, that is, with the eyes that had
been accustomed to watch over his well
fare, but in the far future, after they had
been the rounds of occupancy through
some thousands Of different species Of the
earth's inhabitants, the hope was held
out to them that some member Of the
family might be his elephant, perhaps, or
his horse, and have the privilege Of bear
ing him on his back on his triumphant
professions. He would require two sing
ing birds and all kinds Of pet animals.
These were consultations not to be des-
pissed. Indeed the priest gave it as his
opinion that, in some shape or other, they
might all hope to be present at the show.
It would be long story to detail the
precautions that were taken for the pres
ervation of the vacated tenement in the
meantime. OF course its receptacle was
contrived so as to flt it pretty closely, and
with that wonderful cement, which the
DarYas alone of all India knew the secret
Of preparing, it was made perfectly air
tight
A great crowd kept guard about 1t all
that night and through the next day, in
deed for many days and nights afterward.
The boys brought jars Of water and quan-
titles Of toothsome things to eat from time
to time, through every day and night for
q long while, laying their offerings
against thes stone on which the priest had
recorded, in his mystic characters, the
story and the time Of the removal, with
the prophecy of return.
: Mot yet, however, was the young class
leader ready to wake up and burst through
his adamantine covering. Hunger. will
break through q stone wall. There is
tradition that this proverb originated then
and there. Ono had been remarkable for
his excellent appetite, and he would
probably come out pretty hungry. But
his time was not yet.
And so the years passed. The boys
grew old and left.their own bodies to be
gathered into their graves, and the story
Of Ono came at length to be known only
as q tradition. Indeed, even the spot,
sacred In old times to Ono's ownership,
came to be. forgotten, for as the age crept
son the land got 30 covered over with
grand sculptured memorials; poor Ono's
modest tablet made no show at all. There
it remained, heweyer; the Daryas had
done their work well.
And Onof Did he sleep? Not certainly
for long. The next he knew was the
touch Of gentle hands. SO,3 30 gentlel
Surely hs was awake. And how olive he
was in all his sensesl It was as though,
until now, the whirl and tumult Of exist
;ence had deadened his perceptions to life's
realities n he had thought Of 1t, it
might have seemed unaccountable that
about him, though not his own
homefolk. or his school fellows, he already
knew most intimately. They had been
close about him through his whole life.
But he had no consciousnesso Of himself.
He was simply absorbed in learning and
in bringing his requirements into use.
Still astudent, he, had entered upon an
advanced course. Hitherto the surface
had been all. Now what chapters, Won
ders within wonders, were revealed in the
commonest things about himl The
smallest leaf, the tiniest insect-au life
being Of the spiritual wor1d-now that his
eyes were opened, have written on them
treasures of wisdom ine8haustible. So
was he made aware that in the processes
of spiritual growth lives each minutest
detail of the ,actuating thought. 1t was
only, however, as his understanding be-
came illuminated by sweet affections, and
only as he made knowledge Of avail by
giving forth, that these wondrous pages
unfoIded themselves before him.
Perhaps he was intrusted with the con-
veying Of suggestions to people in the ma-.
terial world. If so, he did not reflect upon
it, for he never thought Of himself, at
least Of the uses he performed, as ap-
pertaining to himself. 1.-The had speculated
upon what heaven might be Ike-he
never had-he could not have imagined an
existence more perfect in delight than his
genial and ceaseless occupation made for
him.
He had been too busy to give thought
to that last earthly experience of his, un-
til now, right in the heyday Of his joyous
activities, he was suddenly oyertaken by
an unaccountable stupor. I cannot say
fa lost himself He had 1eprned that